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could there be problems with where you described caused by hurricane sandy? guest: most of the places affected by hurricane sandy are not covered under the special provision. for example, new jersey is not. most of you -- of new york is not. three of the burrows are. in a situation like sandy, it is going to be understandable that if a polling place cannot open, then you have to come up with an alternative. absent there being a blatant discriminatory motive with regard to particular change, for example, if a polling place is moved from a school to an all- white club, that might raise some eyebrows. other than something like that happening, section 5 does not prevent places like new york from having the flexibility to gynnae the changes they need to make. -- to make the changes they need to make. host: here is a comment on twitter. guest: i'm not sure if they are going to go to texas or not. the some of the people i met with on saturday, for example, are going to philadelphia. host: pennsylvania, andrew, a republican. caller: here in pennsylvania, with the ide
could there be problems with where you described caused by hurricane sandy? guest: most of the places affected by hurricane sandy are not covered under the special provision. for example, new jersey is not. most of you -- of new york is not. three of the burrows are. in a situation like sandy, it is going to be understandable that if a polling place cannot open, then you have to come up with an alternative. absent there being a blatant discriminatory motive with regard to particular change, for...
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host: you have a project that was used in the sandy effort. how does that relate? guest: just as facebook brought to light the concept of social networking, everyone of us has a mobile phone. it enables organizations and companies to leverage the crowd of people i am calling everyone -- by empower when everyone -- by empowering everyone with a mobile phone. in real time, his pictures can send the exact location back to a server with a map on it. the picture and the math -- the picture is over late in real time. it enabled decision makers to make meaningful decisions in real time. host: jon iadonisi is the founder of the white canvas group. is a former naval seal. caller: i would like to ask your guests to comment on the recent theft of three-4 million tax record by international hackers. the blame has been placed on the federal government. where does the true blame like -- to blame for something like this fall? is it with the federal government? the state of south carolina could use some help in protecting the citizens from this kind of cyber crime. guest: thank yo
host: you have a project that was used in the sandy effort. how does that relate? guest: just as facebook brought to light the concept of social networking, everyone of us has a mobile phone. it enables organizations and companies to leverage the crowd of people i am calling everyone -- by empower when everyone -- by empowering everyone with a mobile phone. in real time, his pictures can send the exact location back to a server with a map on it. the picture and the math -- the picture is over...
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this after hurricane co sandy drove applications higher in the month. reports that the u.s. economy has been growing at a faster rate than had been estimated earlier. 2.7% annual rate from july through september. economists believe growth is slowing to a rate below 2% because of disruptions in the superstar and worries about tax increases and spending cuts -- disruptions from the super storm and worries about tax increases and spending cuts. speaker boehner once the president to move of his position on rates. the president will not move. the president keeps saying he has laid what republicans call his $1.60 trillion revenue plan on the table. if the speaker boehner has the alternative, he should say it rather than talking about non- specific revenues entitlement cuts. an update on hostess. the company will ask a bankruptcy judge for permission to give its top executives bonuses totaling up to $1.8 million today. the company says the incentive pay is needed to repay 19 managers during the liquidation process. and they could earn more, depending on how well the carry out their
this after hurricane co sandy drove applications higher in the month. reports that the u.s. economy has been growing at a faster rate than had been estimated earlier. 2.7% annual rate from july through september. economists believe growth is slowing to a rate below 2% because of disruptions in the superstar and worries about tax increases and spending cuts -- disruptions from the super storm and worries about tax increases and spending cuts. speaker boehner once the president to move of his...
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who did not do well, and how we make sure that everybody's doing well. >> the impact of super storm sandy, tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2 at 8:00 p.m. eastern. host: nick timiraos will be our guest for our regular "your money" segment, looking at how taxpayer dollars are spent, what they go toward, and what programs they help people. nick timiraos is a reporter from journal." street - thanks for talking about the federal housing administration. guest: thanks for having me. host: the big headline is the fha faces a big $15 billion shortfall. what does this mean? guest: as the housing boom turned to bust, private lenders fled and it was difficult to get a mortgage at affordable terms. the f h.a. became the only player standing in the market willing to do low downpayment mortgages until 2008, 2009, 2010. they took on a ton of business, and now more of those loans are defaulting. the fha does not actually make mortgages. they ensure loans that meet their standards, so you will go to a bank, they will make the loan, and they will be ensured by the u.s. -- by the fha. the fha then re
who did not do well, and how we make sure that everybody's doing well. >> the impact of super storm sandy, tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2 at 8:00 p.m. eastern. host: nick timiraos will be our guest for our regular "your money" segment, looking at how taxpayer dollars are spent, what they go toward, and what programs they help people. nick timiraos is a reporter from journal." street - thanks for talking about the federal housing administration. guest:...
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analysts say that the figure was analyst -- elevated by hurricane sandy. the labor department says that applications dropped from 40,000 in the previous week's. aaa says that more than 43 million of us are going somewhere for thanksgiving this year. travel organizations say that they will take a sharp upturn in the economy. officials in greece are criticizing the failure of the you -- european union to release loan funds for that debt ridden country. the greek prime minister is warning that it is not just the great future that hangs in the balance. the delay prolonged uncertainty over the future of greece, facing a default that would threaten the entire eurocurrency. finally, there is a new u.n. report saying that concentrations of greenhouse gases are up 20% since the year 2000. the report, days ahead of a climate conference reminds world government that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goals of limiting global warming. some of the headlines this hour on c-span radio. >> you career officers changed this army s
analysts say that the figure was analyst -- elevated by hurricane sandy. the labor department says that applications dropped from 40,000 in the previous week's. aaa says that more than 43 million of us are going somewhere for thanksgiving this year. travel organizations say that they will take a sharp upturn in the economy. officials in greece are criticizing the failure of the you -- european union to release loan funds for that debt ridden country. the greek prime minister is warning that it...
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host: were you hit by her and sand -- by hurricane sandy? caller: yes, and our community is still grieving from that. people are without utilities, homes have been destroyed. my sister and niece lived in point pleasant beach, and my sister and my knees have said it has been an absolute miracle the way that community has come together. every morning when i talk to my sister, she talks about the angels, and how humanity and how the extraordinary ability of people and help each other -- extraordinary ability of people to come together and help each other is a from every day. i would like to thank governor christie, president obama, and all of our first responders. but i want to get back to the focus. just like hurricane sandy, we are in a serious crisis, and we have to come together in terms of expectations. we cannot tolerate this manipulation, this maneuvering, this gambling. -- game-playing. we have to unite in those two expectations. unemployment may be at 0, but if people are working three jobs to make ends meet, that means nothing. host:
host: were you hit by her and sand -- by hurricane sandy? caller: yes, and our community is still grieving from that. people are without utilities, homes have been destroyed. my sister and niece lived in point pleasant beach, and my sister and my knees have said it has been an absolute miracle the way that community has come together. every morning when i talk to my sister, she talks about the angels, and how humanity and how the extraordinary ability of people and help each other --...
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take hurricane sandy. we are going to spend a lot more money trying to rebuild as opposed to investing and making sure that does not happen again. power lines in the d.c. area are still above ground. every time we have a hurricane or a storm, they go down and we lose all lot of money instead of making the investment to put them underground. it is those kinds of things, investments, but we need to moves forward instead of spending time and money on the same issues guest: here is a lot of issues. -- issues. guest: he raised a lot of issues. host: he said he would be willing to pay more taxes. guest: a think a lot of people in the upper income tax brackets feel we do not need to extend tax breaks for upper- income. there are a lot of issues he raised by the way, republicans are saying to the touch the rates for upper-income, but instead close the loopholes. the mortgage interest deduction is not a loophole. the charitable contribution deduction is not a loophole. provisions for education are not loopholes. th
take hurricane sandy. we are going to spend a lot more money trying to rebuild as opposed to investing and making sure that does not happen again. power lines in the d.c. area are still above ground. every time we have a hurricane or a storm, they go down and we lose all lot of money instead of making the investment to put them underground. it is those kinds of things, investments, but we need to moves forward instead of spending time and money on the same issues guest: here is a lot of issues....
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we just had hurricane sandy on the east coast. there is a perfect example where if you put people to work, but all of our wires and power lines underground. they can build the economy. i think the republicans talk a good game. they found out, america is not the america of cleavers. this is a multiracial society, and it is only getting more. get in line, or we have seen the last of the republican party. host: thank you for the call from rhode island. a few other facebook comments this morning. we will go now to seth from oklahoma on the republican line. what are your priorities for the second time? caller: right now i am a server at the hili's chain. i see polls all the time before the presidential race. i do not make judgments. i can see an amount of people that i meet that have seen what obama has done for them. two people have college degrees and they cannot find a job. three people going to vacation all school and they cannot get in the -- they cannot get -- vocational school and they cannot get on at the air force base. the pe
we just had hurricane sandy on the east coast. there is a perfect example where if you put people to work, but all of our wires and power lines underground. they can build the economy. i think the republicans talk a good game. they found out, america is not the america of cleavers. this is a multiracial society, and it is only getting more. get in line, or we have seen the last of the republican party. host: thank you for the call from rhode island. a few other facebook comments this morning....
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a storm like superstar on sandy is a storm we have never seen before -- a storm like super storm sandy. it is due to industrial pollution from burning fossil fuels such as petroleum. some might question is this. how much responsibility does the petroleum industry willing to take for superstar sandy and other climate disasters that are looming on the horizon? how do you justify using billions of years of energy accumulation through your own individual wealth? thank you very much. guest: thank you for the question. the oil and natural gas industry are leaders in alternative forms of energy. we take our responsibility very seriously. we have invested more than the federal government in these different forms of energy over the past 10 years. to nobodycond seat for energy future. we understand our role and are looking always for new energy forms. we have a vast diversity of energy that we produce. climate has been a discussion in the united states for the past decade or so. carbon emissions right now are at 1992 levels. the economy has slowed down and we need to get people back to work and
a storm like superstar on sandy is a storm we have never seen before -- a storm like super storm sandy. it is due to industrial pollution from burning fossil fuels such as petroleum. some might question is this. how much responsibility does the petroleum industry willing to take for superstar sandy and other climate disasters that are looming on the horizon? how do you justify using billions of years of energy accumulation through your own individual wealth? thank you very much. guest: thank...
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devastation in new york and new jersey that we experience in the past three weeks because of super storm sandy. the larger issue of -- host: the president talked about economic growth and listen to what he has to say and we will get your response. [video clip] >> the american people will continue to be focused on our economy, jobs, and growth. he message is that we are going to ignore jobs and growth to address climate change, i do not think anyone will go for that. i will not go for that. host: mr. komanoff? guest: in a month and a half, on january 1, the payroll tax holiday that we in a thick -- that we enacted several years ago is set to expire. that is about as big a job killing and growth killing development as we can imagine. we have to find revenue to extend the payroll tax holiday. one place we can find that revenue is through a carbon tax. there is no contradiction between tax and carbon emissions and saving the climate and promoting growth and increasing jobs and employment at the same time. host: here is our first call rom alabama on the democrats' line. caller: i give you an b + on
devastation in new york and new jersey that we experience in the past three weeks because of super storm sandy. the larger issue of -- host: the president talked about economic growth and listen to what he has to say and we will get your response. [video clip] >> the american people will continue to be focused on our economy, jobs, and growth. he message is that we are going to ignore jobs and growth to address climate change, i do not think anyone will go for that. i will not go for...
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host: from new jersey, one of several states still dealing with fallout from hurricane sandy. new york is another. here is the story from "the new york times." telling the damage from a brutal storm, the governor will be asking the federal governor -- government for $30 billion in disaster aid for areas ravaged by hurricane sandy. here are some of the more costly expenses. host: that is a picture of governor cuomo with members of the new york fire department special operations, still dealing with clean up and recovery efforts in new york. from go now to barbara, missouri. did i get the name right there, barbara? caller: it is [unintelligible] host: sorry about that. caller: my comment is more about the investigation itself. who authorized this? sounds like this woman had her friend, an fbi agent, start reading e-mails. the other thing that sounded strange to me about it was that these fbi agents spoke directly to eric cantor in the house. is there not something like a chain of command? where fbi agents who are at superiors would have gone to their superiors? sounds like kind o
host: from new jersey, one of several states still dealing with fallout from hurricane sandy. new york is another. here is the story from "the new york times." telling the damage from a brutal storm, the governor will be asking the federal governor -- government for $30 billion in disaster aid for areas ravaged by hurricane sandy. here are some of the more costly expenses. host: that is a picture of governor cuomo with members of the new york fire department special operations, still...
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the problem is, sandy flooded many areas that were not on those maps. i spoke to one man has been living in the same neighborhood for years and never a drop of water in his house, never bought flood insurance. he is going to be in rough shape trying to rebuild his basement. and places like hoboken, flood insurance, people have it, but it doesn't cover finished basements. we are talking not necessarily basements all the way down, but garden apartments, that is only covered up to $500,000. people are potentially out a lot of money even with maximum coverage. host: years a gentleman you referred to. repairs and appliances will likely cost between a $20,000.30000 dollars. fema has said it will pay $4,400 as part of an individual assistance program. let us of the individual payout. we are looking at the 616 million-forever 20,000 -- that is $660 million point to 420,000 residents. the average grant is around $1,400. the maximum payout is around $32,000. let us go to the phones, marsha ll, on our line for democrats. caller: hello. ning.mor fema rolled in here
the problem is, sandy flooded many areas that were not on those maps. i spoke to one man has been living in the same neighborhood for years and never a drop of water in his house, never bought flood insurance. he is going to be in rough shape trying to rebuild his basement. and places like hoboken, flood insurance, people have it, but it doesn't cover finished basements. we are talking not necessarily basements all the way down, but garden apartments, that is only covered up to $500,000. people...
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many have lost everything to hurricane sandy -- homes, possessions, loved ones. it will be a long time before life gets back to normal for them. but in the midst of so much tragedy, there are glimmers of hope. over the last few weeks we have seen fema personnel, the national guard, and first responders working around the clock in hard-hit communities. we see hospital workers using lunch breaks to distribute supplies, families offering up extra bedrooms. the fire department advertising free hot showers. buses full of volunteers coming from hundreds of miles away, neighbors sharing whatever they have -- food, water, electricity, and saying again and again how lucky they
many have lost everything to hurricane sandy -- homes, possessions, loved ones. it will be a long time before life gets back to normal for them. but in the midst of so much tragedy, there are glimmers of hope. over the last few weeks we have seen fema personnel, the national guard, and first responders working around the clock in hard-hit communities. we see hospital workers using lunch breaks to distribute supplies, families offering up extra bedrooms. the fire department advertising free hot...
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it regards changes in pulling site because of super sandy. -- superstorm sandy. jamestown, north carolina. thanks for waiting. this is republican line joe. hello. caller: yes, good morning. i'm not going to keep you long. what i'm going to say is that when i talked with mitt romney, when i saw mitt romney out there, i've watched mitt romney for a long time and all of it's weapon. i'm very satisfied and i'm very confident that he's made it and he made it the right way and the wrong way. i'm not jealous and i'm glad that he's been blessed. also no -- when he talked about jeep and the united autoworkers and chrysler, he was correct. it was put down during a conference last week. i know that when you are an investor, you do have certain rights and you do have certain laws under the tax code and there's a lot of things that i could just sit here and talk about but i'm not. i'm going to let somebody else hold the ring. host: so why have you decided to vote or not vote? caller: well, i'm going to vote. and i'm voting for mitt romney. but here is the deal. to vote for ba
it regards changes in pulling site because of super sandy. -- superstorm sandy. jamestown, north carolina. thanks for waiting. this is republican line joe. hello. caller: yes, good morning. i'm not going to keep you long. what i'm going to say is that when i talked with mitt romney, when i saw mitt romney out there, i've watched mitt romney for a long time and all of it's weapon. i'm very satisfied and i'm very confident that he's made it and he made it the right way and the wrong way. i'm not...
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host: are you in an area affected by sandy. caller: the area where i live on the upper east side, we are doing ok. but downtown manhattan is doing better now. the understand they are starting to get their electricity back. we are ok on the upper east side. host: are there concerns about how people might be affected with election day? caller: not in this neighborhood. i am sure there are in some neighborhoods. they are talking about making the arrangements either through having generators, or the election booths or bringing back the old system of voting, i guess mechanical. host: when it comes to house and senate elections, what are you looking at? caller: tomblin to vote straight democratic ticket down the line -- i am going to vote straight democratic ticket down . in congress, senate and president, all of the individuals all over and over bolling to the religious rights against abortion rights. they are bowing to the rich people. they are against slightly higher taxation. back to the clinton 4% increase. i know wealthy people
host: are you in an area affected by sandy. caller: the area where i live on the upper east side, we are doing ok. but downtown manhattan is doing better now. the understand they are starting to get their electricity back. we are ok on the upper east side. host: are there concerns about how people might be affected with election day? caller: not in this neighborhood. i am sure there are in some neighborhoods. they are talking about making the arrangements either through having generators, or...
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first, i want to show you "the daily news" about superstore sandy, new york hit with a $30 billion bill. "the daily news" is saying to suck it up. responding to the storm up there in new york. that is a story to watch as congress returns. another topic for congress, of course, is the situation with general petraeus resigning. we will talk about that with ronald kessler, next. we will talk about protocol, and then we will return to this fiscal cliff discussion with evan in, former democratic senator from indiana. we will be right back. ♪ >> c-span invites middle school and high-school students to send a message to the president. let the president know which issue is most important to be considered in 2013. the studentcam video competition is open to students grades 6 through 12, and the january -- and the deadline is january 18. for complete rules, go online to studentscam.org. >> i enjoy the rebroadcast of various television news programs. i like that they provide and to end coverage without the sound bites. it really gives me an opportunity to consume as much information on what is g
first, i want to show you "the daily news" about superstore sandy, new york hit with a $30 billion bill. "the daily news" is saying to suck it up. responding to the storm up there in new york. that is a story to watch as congress returns. another topic for congress, of course, is the situation with general petraeus resigning. we will talk about that with ronald kessler, next. we will talk about protocol, and then we will return to this fiscal cliff discussion with evan in,...